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Cute pups make finals week bearable

Cute pups make finals week bearable

Alexandra Torres-Perez Apr 27, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhbJi2OfC-k During this time of  misery, despair and self-hatred for having to cram for finals, students’ faces lit up as they walked into the library and saw six beautiful...

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Let’s Come Together: check out SAID’s Diversity Week

Let’s Come Together: check out SAID’s Diversity Week

Jesse Raymer Apr 18, 2017

The Student Alliance for Inclusion and Diversity (SAID) is holding their first Diversity Week at UNF. These events will run until Friday, and their mission is to bring together the student body through...

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UNF professor researches ways for humans to regenerate

UNF professor researches ways for humans to regenerate

Pierce Turner Apr 17, 2017

https://youtu.be/nKmvpe0oUTw If some experiments being performed in the biology building provide promising results, they could lead to organ and limb regeneration in humans down the line. The tests,...

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Former diver student becomes pole athlete

Former diver student becomes pole athlete

Marielisa Martinez Apr 13, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtEAz_b5G28 Fernanda Robles moved to Jacksonville after the UNF dive team offered her a four year scholarship in 2012. Two years later, her athletic career took an unexpected...

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How to maintain a healthy diet on a college campus

How to maintain a healthy diet on a college campus

Pierce Turner Apr 12, 2017

Keeping up with diet and nutrition is a difficult challenge for anyone, let alone college students who love beer and pizza. Diets are great but much like other addictions such as painkillers and meth,...

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Photo by Lili Weinstein

Lufrano Gallery features works from incarcerated juveniles

Tristan Reyes Apr 10, 2017

Incarcerated student artists awaiting their trial had their works seen in the Lufrano Intercultural Gallery. The Lufrano Intercultural Gallery introduced a new installation Thursday, County Missives....

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UNF student invites Trump to celebrate Passover

UNF student invites Trump to celebrate Passover

Alexandra Torres-Perez Apr 10, 2017

I want to invite the President of the USA Donald J. Trump to our Passover Seder Posted by Randy Kersh on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 UNF student Randy Kersh officially invited President Donald Trump and...

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The skinny on OZ Fest's performances and activities

The skinny on OZ Fest’s performances and activities

Pierce Turner Apr 8, 2017

https://youtu.be/nqdxnFjgigc OZ Fest returned to the Coxwell Amphitheater this year with the biggest crowd the campus has seen in awhile. Performances included openings from Master Radical and Palm...

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Photo by Alexandra Torres-Perez

Embroidering for peace and memory

Alexandra Torres-Perez Apr 6, 2017

As you walked through the Green last week, you may have noticed a display of messages hanging from the trees. “Love is not abuse.” “No le temo a la represión del estado. Le temo al silencio...

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Students prepare for Super Smash Bros final every Wednesday

Students prepare for Super Smash Bros final every Wednesday

Marielisa Martinez Apr 5, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2SdaH9H5ZA It almost feels like time-traveling. A millennial Super Smash Bros. community gathers within the same physical space each week to battle against players sitting...

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Another unfortunate event: Matt & Kim replaced in spring concert

Another unfortunate event: Matt & Kim replaced in spring concert

Wesley Leblanc Apr 4, 2017

Adding to the string of UNF music mishaps that started three years ago, Matt & Kim will not be performing at OZ Fest this Friday as planned. Osprey Productions learned last week that Kim Schifino,...

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Photo by Brooks Baptiste

College students and scratch-off tickets: Is it worth the chance?

Brooks Baptiste Apr 3, 2017

Paying a dollar for a chance to win a thousand: almost too good to be true, right? Perhaps as a college student with a few dollars to spare, you might think it’s worth a shot. According to a story...

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